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Within The Glare - Interactive Experience
February 16, 2023 // Installation, Lightborne, Live EventBlink, the nation’s largest immersive event, has taken over Cincinnati’s city streets biannually since 2017. When the pandemic pushed this event...

Gopuff goes BIG
September 14, 2022 // Animation, Installation, SportsIn 2022 Gopuff, the high speed anything delivery app tapped Lightborne to help them generate massive OOH marketing campaigns in New York City, Los...

BURNA BOY at 2022 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
May 19, 2022 // Live EventWe brought the heat to Burna Boy‘s 2022 Billboard Music Awards performance! Screen visuals: Lightborne Creative: Jesse Blevins ...

Lightborne imagines Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" as a graphic novel.
October 8, 2021 // Animation, Broadcast, Lightborne, Tour VisualsTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of Billy Joel’s classic album “The Stranger” Lightborne was tapped by Sony Music and Creative...

Borne Content rebrands Little Kings
October 1, 2020 // 3D, AnimationClassic cream ale giants – Little Kings, tapped Lightborne’s sister agency Borne Content for a complete rebrand and visual upgrade. Not...

ACM Awards 2020
September 16, 2020 // 3D, Broadcast, Live EventLightborne had a fantastic opportunity to add some magic to the 54th Annual ACM – Academy of Country Music Awards on Wednesday night, and we...

US Open - Virtual Broadcast Set
August 31, 2020 // 3D, Broadcast, Live EventSo, how do you keep the world’s top tennis players safe from COVID-19, but also accessible for interviews and fans around the world? This was the...

3D Reel 2020
June 29, 2020 // 3D, Animation, Broadcast, Lightborne, Tour VisualsLightborne’s 3D based animation compilation reel for 2020.

New ways to help our customers and community
April 6, 2020 // Animation, CommunityWe understand these are challenging and stressful times. It’s scary out there. We’re right there with you. And while we’ve been holed up in...

2020 Live Event & Tour Visuals Reel
February 6, 2020 // Events, Installation, Lightborne, Live Event, Projection Mapping, Tour Visuals, UncategorizedNothing says New Year like a new demo reel. Check out our latest and greatest Live Event and Tour Visuals montage.

Merry Cans-Mas!
December 20, 2019 // Broadcast, Community, Installation, LightbornePlease make a donation to your local food bank this holiday season. Together we CAN all make a difference in our community. Merry Christmas 2019...

Creating Multiverse
November 11, 2019 // Community, Installation, Lightborne, Projection MappingBlink 2019, a projection mapping and light-based art festival, took over Cincinnati in October. The citywide art experience transformed the city...

Jonas Brothers: Happiness Begins Tour... Begins.
August 17, 2019 // UncategorizedLightborne is proud to announce our most recent collaboration with Baz Halpin and Silent Partners Studios on the Jonas Brothers: Happiness Begins...

Lightborne New Year Newsletter
January 30, 2019 // NewsletterClick below to catch up on the latest news about what Lightborne has been up to in the worlds of Tour Visuals and Live Events!

Cincinnati Pops In Space
January 16, 2019 // Animation, Live EventThe Cincinnati Pops inspire wonder this weekend with this all-new program celebrating the marvels of the universe. Experience favorite selections...

Makino Athena Brand Video
November 12, 2018 // 3D, Live EventAt the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), the country’s largest manufacturing conference, for their client Makino, Inc., Madison...

Audi e-Tron Global Debut Live Event
September 25, 2018 // Live Event, Projection MappingFor the global debut of their groundbreaking all-electric and highly anticipated e-Tron vehicle, Audi made a big splash on The Bay. There had...

Imagine Dragons Evolve World Tour
June 18, 2018 // Tour VisualsWe were really pleased to be working with Lighting and Production Designer Mitchell Schellenger of Station Six again, this time for Imagine...

Spring Tour Visuals Season
May 16, 2018 // Tour VisualsIt's been a busy time for tour content this spring: Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney are out now with their "High Noon Neon" and "Trip Around The Sun"...

The Ohio Innocence Project
May 2, 2018 // CommunityWe had the privilege of creating a video for the extraordinary Ohio Innocence Project. Harnessing the energy and intellect of law students as its...

Sunrise Avenue Heartbreak Century Tour
March 27, 2018 // Tour VisualsSunrise Avenue continues touring to rave reviews through the end of the summer. What a pleasure it was to work with Samu Haber, the band, and James...

Cincinnati Pops In Space
March 6, 2018 // Events, Tour VisualsWe are excited to announce we get to work again with our "Lumenocity" creative partners the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra on a fantastic concert series...

Sunrise Avenue Heartbreak Century Tour
February 9, 2018 // Tour VisualsOur first time working with a Finnish band! Super pleased to be collaborating with lead vocalist/guitarist Samu Haber and the band, and our old pal,...

Pro Football Focus on the NFL Network
January 12, 2018 // Broadcast, SportsDo we do stats? Yes we do! Pro Football Focus analyzes every player and every play of every game to deliver player grades, stats, and rankings for...

Halsey on The Ellen Show
November 10, 2017 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsWe adapted the "Bad At Love" visuals we created for Halsey's current "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" tour for her live performance this week on The Ellen...

Royal Caribbean Duggal Greenhouse Event
November 9, 2017 // EventsThank you, Jack Morton Worldwide and Patrick Dierson of The Activity for having us create video content for the big Royal Caribbean International...

Blink Festival
October 18, 2017 // EventsWhat to do when you have an unexpected turnout for your party? Party harder! An estimated one million people turned out for the debut of the Blink...

Halsey HFK Tour
October 5, 2017 // Tour VisualsWe really enjoyed collaborating with Halsey's Creative Director, Sheppard, and Sooner and Robert at SRae Productions to create the visuals for...

P!nk VMA Video Vanguard Performance
August 31, 2017 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsThank you to Lee Lodge, Chase Simonds, Baz Halpin, and everyone else on the 2017 MTV VMA broadcast team. We really enjoyed creating the background...

The Eagles at the Classic East West Festival
June 14, 2017 // Tour VisualsTake it to the limit. Just one more time. STOKED to be working with our long time buddy, legendary production and lighting designer Steve Cohen,...

Taeyang on Tour
June 13, 2017 // Tour VisualsComing up next from us are large scale visuals for Taeyang's upcoming Asia and North America tour starting in July through the fall, in support of...

Summertime in the Neighborhood
June 12, 2017 // CommunityThe community pool in the mammoth #ZieglerPark renovation is open for fun! Right across the street from us, very tempting! Ziegler Park is in the...

Enrique Iglesias on Tour
June 6, 2017 // Tour VisualsThank you Travis Shirley for turning to us right on the heels of Sam Hunt to design the content (VERY large screens) for the Enrique Iglesias summer...

Foodbot for People's Pantry Cincinnati
June 2, 2017 // CommunityThat's our Design Director Chris Gliebe (AKA"Clinikill" and "Devious") putting the finishing touches on the "foodbot" he is creating for People's...

Sam Hunt on Tour
May 31, 2017 // Tour VisualsOkay, well here is a little slice of the #SamHunt content we did for his tour that just kicked off, we loved doing it and call it "EDM/Country". But,...

Zac Brown Welcome Home Tour
May 5, 2017 // Tour VisualsAnd.... that's a wrap! Thanks again to the Zac Brown Band and Okulus for having us create the video content for this year's massive #WelcomeHomeTour....

Meghan Trainor on Ellen
April 7, 2017 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsLook for Meghan Trainor's performance today on the "Ellen" show of her song "I'm A Lady" from the new movie "Smurfs: The Lost Village". Thanks so...

Jason Aldean 'They Don't Know' Tour
March 26, 2017 // Tour VisualsHaving a blast working again with Shaun Silva, creating large scale backing visuals for Jason Aldean's big "They Don't Know Tour".

The Addy Awards
March 9, 2017 // BroadcastLightborne came home with 2 GOLD Addy Awards this year! (American Advertising Federation - Cincinnati Awards... held last Friday.) Thanks to all,...

Kidz Bop Kidz 'Best Time Ever' Tour
February 26, 2017 // Tour VisualsReally happy to be working for the first time with Creative Director Tiana Brown and Lighting Director Mitchell Schellenger on the upcoming Spring...

ILEA Meeting at Lightborne
February 23, 2017 // EventsWe had the pleasure of hosting the monthly meeting of the Cincinnati Chapter of the International Live Events Association at Lightborne on our...

Happy Holidays 2016
December 21, 2016 // EventsFrom us to you: have the Happiest of Holidays, and see you next year!

GE Additive Manufacturing
November 18, 2016 // AnimationTo help showcase and explain the space-age process of GE Additive Manufacturing, the Power Agency turned to Lightborne to create a dynamic and...

OFFF Cincinnati 2016
September 19, 2016 // Tour VisualsLooking forward to seeing Chris, Lauren and Ryan presenting at this Saturday's OFFF Conference, sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Center - excited...

Shawn Mendes Illuminate
August 30, 2016 // Tour VisualsWorking on updated tour visuals for the upcoming September 10th Madison Square Garden concert debut of Shawn Mendes' "Illuminate"!
Lumenocity 360°
August 17, 2016 // Tour VisualsWhen you have a sec check out a 360° clip we made from the opening performance of #Lumenocity!
Lumenocity Re-Imagine
August 10, 2016 // Tour VisualsThe #Lumenocity Re-Imagine show is over and it is one of the biggest and most challenging we've done. 45 minutes of precisely projection-mapped...

Zone Perfect Soccer Mom
August 3, 2016 // BroadcastWho doesn't love a good song and dance number?! Thanks so much, POSSIBLE, for choosing to partner with us on this super fun job! Snack & Rally!

Lumenocity Re-Imagine Teaser
June 13, 2016 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsWe are very excited to be creating the fully projection-mapped and re-imagined visuals for this year's #LUMENOCITY event with the Cincinnati...
Dead & Company Summer Tour 2016
June 13, 2016 // Tour VisualsVery pleased to have worked with Filament Productions creating over 50 visuals for this summer's Dead & Company tour which kicked off in...

Kenny Chesney "Noise" Video
May 9, 2016 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsIt's all Noise but we still dig it. Had a blast collaborating with Tacklebox Films and Mr. Chesney creating the music video for the single "Noise"...

Zac Brown Band on Tour
March 21, 2016 // Tour VisualsLooking forward to kicking off the Zac Brown Band's Black Out The Sun Tour in Omaha on April 1st!

Shawn Mendes World Tour
March 2, 2016 // Tour VisualsExcited for the kick off of the Shawn Mendes World Tour on Saturday, March 5th at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Thank you to Shawn, his team,...

Blake Shelton On Tour
February 17, 2016 // Tour VisualsIt's not often that one of the artists we work with kicks off their tour in our home town, but that is the case with Blake Shelton and his band. See...

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Revealed on TNT
February 12, 2016 // BroadcastWe did all the broadcast design and in-room visuals for the first-time live broadcast of the Sports Illustrated 2016 Swimsuit Issue Revealed show,...

Halsey on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
February 10, 2016 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsHalsey kicks off her sold-out UK and Europe tour February 19th. Catch a preview of the backing visuals we created tonight, Wednesday, February 10th...

Updated Work Montage
January 22, 2016 // Broadcast, Sports, Tour VisualsWe just posted an updated live event & stage content montage adding work done over the past few months. Busy now working on tour visuals for Blake...

Cleveland Cavaliers Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration
January 19, 2016 // Broadcast, SportsWe had the pleasure and honor of working with Quince Imaging and the Cleveland Cavaliers to create the court-projected visuals for the halftime...

You Better Watch Out
December 23, 2015 // UncategorizedHe's on his way! Happy Holidays to one and all.

Rhymesayers 20th Anniversary Celebration
December 4, 2015 // Tour VisualsLegendary independent Hip-Hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment 20th Anniversary concert Friday, December 4th at the Target Center in Minneapolis....

ACCA Top Ten Stories Year End Show
December 3, 2015 // BroadcastIf you can, check out this year's ACCA Top Ten year in review show - we had the pleasure of working with Dick Clark Productions and Taillight TV to...

Cleveland Cavaliers Hardwood Classic Nights
November 20, 2015 // SportsCan you dig it? We collaborated with Quince Imaging to produce some groovy projection-mapped imagery for the Cleveland Cavaliers Hardwood Classic...

Chicago Basketball is Golden
October 28, 2015 // Tour VisualsOur projection-mapped court video for the Chicago Bulls 50th anniversary season debuted last night at the United Center during the halftime show. We...

Jim Beam Urban Stillhouse
October 2, 2015 // InstallationCongratulations to Jim Beam on the grand opening yesterday of the Urban Stillhouse on Fourth Street Live in Downtown Louisville. And thank you to...

2015 MidPoint Music Festival
September 28, 2015 // Tour VisualsIn celebration of the awesome 2015 Midpoint Music Festival in Over The Rhine - a little something we cooked up and rear-projected on our garage door...

Andrea Bocelli Cinema
September 21, 2015 // Tour VisualsWe just collaborated with our pal Steve Cohen to provide the projected visuals for the taping of PBS Great Performances “Andrea Bocelli Cinema”,...

Emmy Nomination for Super Bowl Halftime Show
July 19, 2015 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsThis year's Katy Perry Super Bowl halftime show is nominated for an Emmy in the “Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program”...

Together In Vegas
June 19, 2015 // Tour VisualsWe were thrilled to provide the background visuals for the historic reunion of Reba and Brooks & Dunn for a three week residency at the famous...

Die Toten Hosen - Weil Du Nur Einmal Lebst
May 19, 2015 // Tour VisualsAchtung! Our friends the legendary German punk band Die Toten Hosen are kicking off their tour in Buenos Aires this Saturday, then on to dates...

The Sets of Mad Men
May 7, 2015 // BroadcastWow, if you are a fan of "Mad Men" or just of mid-century design, this certainly seems like a must-see and worth a trip to New York! The Museum of...

Derulo - The Voice
April 29, 2015 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsDerulo is on a roll! After recent performances on the iHeart Radio Awards Show and American Idol of his smash hit "Want To Want Me", Jason Derulo...

No Shoes TV
April 17, 2015 // Tour VisualsKenny Chesney is a month into his mammoth Big Revival tour, featuring a bunch of backing visuals by Lightborne. Amidst all the touring craziness...

Jason Derulo American Idol
April 9, 2015 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsFresh off his killer iHeartRadio Music awards performance two weeks ago, Jason Derulo does it again last night on Idol, with backing visuals once...

Apollo Mission Patches Tribute
April 7, 2015 // UncategorizedWe are so excited to share a personal project that our Senior Animator/Compositor Neil Smith just published on the web, in which he animated all of...

Jason Derulo iHeartRadio Music Awards Performance
April 2, 2015 // Tour VisualsWe had a lot of fun creating the visual content for Jason Derulo's iHeartRadio Music Awards performance of his new hit "Want To Want Me". Next up:...

Kenny Chesney The Big Revival Tour
April 2, 2015 // Tour VisualsSpent two weeks in Nashville rehearsing with Kenny Chesney and his amazing band and crew in preparation for The Big Revival tour, Kenny's fourteenth...

I Lost a Bet Goes On Tour
February 26, 2015 // BroadcastI Lost a Bet toured Ohio a few weeks ago to convince us that “he’s better” and to bring awareness to responsible gambling. He’s already...

2015 Tour Visuals Montage
February 13, 2015 // Tour VisualsCheck it! We just posted our brand new Tour Visuals montage. We hope you have as much fun watching it as we had making it. Thank you to all of the...

#tbt - Lightborne's Digs
February 5, 2015 // UncategorizedBack in the day when we were brand new and uncluttered!

Super Bowl XLIX Katy Perry Halftime Show
February 4, 2015 // Tour VisualsWooooo, that was fun. Hope you liked the #katyperry #superbowl #halftimeshow! We had a blast creating all the projected and LED animation content for...

Scooter the Neutered Cat
February 2, 2015 // BroadcastOh yes Scooter the Neutered Cat is back! And he is badder and cooler than ever in the second commercial promoting the Joanie Bernard Foundation,...

American Country Countdown Awards
December 18, 2014 // Broadcast, Tour VisualsDo you like country music? How about all your favorite acts performing their biggest hits in one night on stage in Nashville, broadcast live? Then...